Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 908 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Short, balanced, nothing new): Order: restate the topic → points in favour → points against → where we agreed. Good: both sides, the main points, short and clear, neutral, key facts, a clear last line. Poor: only your view, a new point, a long repeat of everything, leaving out a side, blaming others.

1. 1.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
3. 3.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
6. 6.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) leaving out one side
8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
10. 10.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
16. 16.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
21. 21.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
24. 24.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
35. 35.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
40. 40.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

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